6-year-old boy shot at Grand Canyon Railway Hotel in Williams

A 6-year-old boy was shot in the leg at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel and Train Depot about 7:15 p.m. Friday by a horse-carriage driver, according to the Williams police chief.

The boy was expected to make a full recovery, Herman Nixon, Williams police chief, said Monday.

Josh Van Winkle, 29, one of the horse-carriage drivers at the hotel, saw a dog he thought was posing a threat to one of his horses and pulled out his .357 pistol, Nixon said.

"The weapon was cocked, and when he put it back into his holster, the gun went off, hitting a 6-year-old male right in the leg just above the knee," Nixon said. The bullet went straight through his leg, Nixon said.

The boy, whose name was not released, underwent surgery at Flagstaff Medical Center, Nixon said.

Van Winkle was taken to Coconino County Jail and held on suspicion of aggravated assault, child endangerment and disorderly conduct with a weapon.